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Items of Interest. The American Ship Building Co. (consolidated ship yards of the great lakes) has just paid another quarterly dividend of 1 ¾ per cent on preferred stock.Items of Interest. The American Ship Building Co. (consolidated ship yards of …- The fire board of the city of Buffalo opened bids a few days ago for the construction of a new fireboat. The bids received were as follows: American Ship Building Co., Cleveland, $115,000; Chicago ShThe fire board of the city of Buffalo opened bids a few …
- Johnston Bros. of Ferrysburg, Mich., are said to have secured a contract from the Arnold Transportation Co. of Mackinaw, Mich., for the construction of a passenger steamer of 175 feet length. The vesJohnston Bros. of Ferrysburg, Mich., are said to have secured a contract …
News of the Ship Yards. The Barnett-Record Co. has completed the excavation for the new dry dock to be constructed at the plant of the Superior Ship Building Co., West Superior, Wis. Excavation workNews of the Ship Yards. The Barnett-Record Co. has completed the excavation …- Items of General Interest. What might have proved a very serious conflagration occurred at the Wyandotte yard of the Detroit Ship Building Co., a few days ago. The fire spread from the engine house oItems of General Interest. What might have proved a very serious conflagration …
Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 16 Oct 1898 CAPT. PAT. KANE HIS FEAT OF SAVING A SCHOONER AND CREW CAPT. McINTOSH, OF THE MAJESTIC, DID NOBLY Capt. Pat. Kane, who went down with the schooner Churchill Friday night, was one of the best known veDetroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 16 Oct 1898 CAPT. PAT. KANE HIS FEAT OF SAVING A SCHOONER AND CREW CAPT. …- Banner Register: "To handle 100,000 packages of fruit every day for four and five solid months, to accommodate daily 15,000 passengers to and from Chicago on both divisions of the Graham & Morton linBanner Register: "To handle 100,000 packages of fruit every day for four …
Ship Timber From Wisconsin. - Large quantities of ship timber, consisting of oak-knees, plank, &c.;, now lie in our ship-yards, and are being worked up into elegant ships, after after performed a jouShip Timber From Wisconsin. - Large quantities of ship timber, consisting of …- The passenger steamers Kalamazoo and Pilgrim, both of Saugatuck, the former bound from Holland to Chicago and the latter bound from Chicago to Saugatuck, under full head of steam collided in mid-lakeThe passenger steamers Kalamazoo and Pilgrim, both of Saugatuck, the former bound …
- Capt. Fred Kendrick, of this city, master of the U. S. tug Graham, rescued the crew of the barge Rutter that was lost at Ludington, in 1879, during a terrific gale, for which he received a handsome gCapt. Fred Kendrick, of this city, master of the U. S. tug …
- Capt. Bert Wilson received a telegram from Capt. Wood, at Milwaukee, Wednesday, saying that the schooner Island City, green lumber laden and bound from Ludington to Milwaukee went down a few miles ofCapt. Bert Wilson received a telegram from Capt. Wood, at Milwaukee, Wednesday, …
- Steamers on Lake Ontario From an article in the Oswego Times, it appears that the first steamboat on Lake Ontario was built at Sacket's harbor in 1816, and commenced running in the Spring of 1817. ShSteamers on Lake Ontario From an article in the Oswego Times, it …
- We notice in the St. Joseph Ship Yard, owned by Capt. Geo. Hanson, a fine new vessel on the stocks, which he is building for James E. Stevens, Esq. Her dimensions are - Length of keel 84 feet; breadtWe notice in the St. Joseph Ship Yard, owned by Capt. Geo. …
- The Chicora [From the Acadian Recorder, May 3, '70] The steamer Chicora , now owned by the Messrs. Milloy of Toronto and chartered to convey the Red River Expedition from Collingwood to Fort William,The Chicora [From the Acadian Recorder, May 3, '70] The steamer Chicora …
THE N.Y.O.&W.; TRESTLE A Reporter's Visit to the Scene of Operation. A PALLADIUM reporter paid a visit this morning to the trestle which is now in process of erection on the N.Y.O.& W.R.R. Mr. A. G.THE N.Y.O.&W.; TRESTLE A Reporter's Visit to the Scene of Operation. A …- Death of a Well-Known Vessel Man. Buffalo, October 8. - Capt. Thomas Maytham, one of the best-known vessel owners of the lakes, died suddenly from unexplained bowel trouble last night. He was 53 yearDeath of a Well-Known Vessel Man. Buffalo, October 8. - Capt. Thomas …
- The stm. ARTHUR ORR, which was in the passenger business during the World's Fair, arrived here this morning from Chicago with a load of package freight and grain. The ORR is 1,974 tons register and iThe stm. ARTHUR ORR, which was in the passenger business during the …
- INAUGURATION OF THE PERRY MONUMENT THE BATTLE FOUGHT OVER AGAIN. The Inauguration of the Perry Monument at Cleveland, on the 10th of September, was attended by a vast concourse of people from every SINAUGURATION OF THE PERRY MONUMENT THE BATTLE FOUGHT OVER AGAIN. The Inauguration …
